IWC?s Timezoner was developed to be an ideal travel companion. A quick spin of the bezel suffices to show a new time zone, and a built-in flyback chronograph makes this an exceptional timepiece at a reasonable price. We give it a closer look in this feature from our May-June 2019 issue, with original photography by Olaf Köster.
For a trip to the Far East, the rotatable bezel can be quickly set to China Standard Time, with Beijing serving as the reference city.
Flying through time zones with the IWC Pilot?s Watch Timezoner Chronograph is a reliable undertaking, not only because IWC?s expertise with pilots? watches dates back to 1936. Once the time change has been programmed, it always works perfectly.
The programming sequence relies on an unusual arrangement between the case and the movement. To correctly set this world-time watch, you begin by pressing the rotatable bezel downward against the stainless-steel case, which is nearly 46 mm in diameter. Then you turn the depressed bezel until the reference location for your home time zone appears at 12 o?clock, directly above the little triangle on the flange. If daylight savings time is currently in effect, you must rotate the bezel one position farther until the city?s accompanying dot with the letter ?S? (as in ?summer?) is in the 12 o?clock position. When positioning the bezel, you must press the rotating ring down firmly at two opposite points and make sure that it clicks securely into the desired setting. This isn?t hard ...